Judaism Beliefs Flashcards
(25 cards)
Circumcision
Where a jewish child’s foreskin gets cut
Covenant
Solemn provides between 2 people or groups of people
Free will
The ability to make your own choice
Judgement
The ability to make considered or come to fulfil
Messiah
Future leader of jews, expected to live on earth and bring peace to the world
Messianic Age
Jewish people to describe a future time on earth
Mitzvot
Jewish law
Monotheistic
Judaism is neontheitic religion
Omnipotent
God is all powerful
Omnipresent
God is everywhere at once
Omniscient
God is all knowing
Orthodox Jew
Strictly follows laws and practices in the torah
Pikuach Nefesh
Obligation for all jews.
Promised land
A land where jews will live forever
Rabbi
Jewish scholar who studies jewish law
Reform jew
Believe jewish laws and practices should be reinterpreted to suit modern life
Resurrection
When someone rises from the dead
Sanctity of Life
Judo-christian teaching that life is holy and precious because it comes from god
Shabbat
The sabbath
Shekinah
The glory of divine present
Shema
A jewish prayer affirms belief in one god
Talmud
Body of jewish legend
Temple
Building devoted to worship of Gods
Torah
Moses first 5 books of hebrew scriptures
